CE PC 17 – TIMBER

DESIGN BOARDWORK 1
Bending and Shear Stresses in Beams

1. A simply supported beam of length L carries a uniformly distributed load of

6000 N/m and has the cross section shown in the figure. Find L to cause a
maximum flexural stress of 16 MPa. What maximum shearing stress is
then developed?

2. A timber beam 80 mm wide by 160 mm high is subjected to a vertical

shear V = 40 kN. Determine the maximum shearing stress and the shearing
stress developed 50 mm at the top of the neutral axis.

3. A 12-m. simply supported beam carrying a 6 kN/m uniform load and a 10

kN concentrated load at midspan has a rectangular cross section 120 mm
wide and 200 mm high. Compute the maximum bending stress and
the bending stress at a point three meters from the left support that is 25
mm below the top of the beam.

(For 3-4)
4. The beam shown is subjected to a vertical shear V = 44.6 kN. Compute
the maximum shearing stress in the beam. (units are in mm)

5. The beam shown is subjected to a vertical shear V = 44.6 kN. Compute

the larger value of shear-stress at the flange-web junction AB. (units are in
mm)

6. The cross-section of an 8 m beam is an isosceles triangle with vertex

uppermost, of altitude 150 mm and base 100 mm and it carries a 50
kN concentrated load 2 m from the right support. Find the maximum
bending and shear stresses of the beam.

7. The cross-section of an 8 m beam is an isosceles triangle with vertex

uppermost, of altitude 150 mm and base 100 mm and it carries a 50
kN concentrated load 2 m from the right support. Find the bending
stress developed at midspan 50 mm above the neutral axis.

8. A cantilever beam having a diameter of 200 mm and is 6 m long, carries

a load that varies uniformly from zero at the free end to 2 kN/m at the
 wall. Compute the magnitude of the maximum flexural stress and the
magnitude of the flexural stress in a fiber 20 mm from the top of the beam
at a section 2 m from the free end.

9. A rectangular wooden beam, 150 mm wide by 300 mm high and 10 m

long, is simply supported at its ends. If the density of wood is 1500
kg/m3, determine the maximum bending and shear stresses caused
by its self- weight.

10. A rectangular beam of size 60 mm x 100 mm has a central

rectangular hole of size 15 mm x 20 mm. The beam is subjected to
bending and the maximum bending stress is limited to 100 N/mm2.
Find the maximum moment that the beam can carry.

11. A rectangular beam of width 200 mm and depth 300 mm is

simply supported over a span of 5 m. Find the safe uniformly distributed
load that the beam can carry per meter length if the allowable bending
stress in the beam is 100 N/mm2.

12. A built-up wooden beam of symmetric I-section has flange size of

100 mm x 15 mm, a web thickness of 8 mm and an overall depth of
250 mm is subjected to bending and recorded a maximum bending stress
of 70 MPa. Determine the maximum moment that the beam carries.

13. A timber beam of rectangular section carries a load of 2 kN at

mid-span. The beam is simply-supported over a span of 3.6 m. If the
depth of section is to be twice the breadth, and the bending stress is
not to exceed 9 N/mrn2, determine the cross-sectional dimensions.

(For 14-15)
14. The T section shown in the figure is the cross-section of a beam
formed by joining two rectangular pieces of wood together. The beam is
subjected to a maximum shearing force of 60 kN. Determine the shearing
stress at the neutral axis.

15. The T section shown in the figure is the cross-section of a beam

formed by joining two rectangular pieces of wood together. The beam is
subjected to a maximum shearing force of 60 kN. Determine the
magnitude of shearing stresses at the junction between the two pieces of
wood.